by Sarah C. Wayland, Ph.D. | May 26, 2015 | Special Needs Care Navigation
In The Many Meanings of “No”, you learned that “No!” doesn’t always mean No. Sometimes “No!” means I’m confused! How can you help your child if he or she doesn’t understand what you want? Below I describe three...
by Sarah C. Wayland, Ph.D. | May 25, 2015 | Special Needs Care Navigation
“NO!” It’s a natural response. You ask your child to do something, and they respond with defiance. How do you respond? “I said….”? “You’d better….”? “If you don’t, I’ll have...
by Sarah C. Wayland, Ph.D. | May 8, 2015 | Special Needs Care Navigation
“He could do it yesterday, so I know he can do it!” Have you heard (or thought) this before? It can be hard to figure out why a child patently refuses to do something he did just the day (or hour) before. Ross Greene said it best: “Kids do well when...
by Sarah C. Wayland, Ph.D. | Apr 18, 2015 | Relationship Development Intervention (RDI), Special Needs Care Navigation
In talking to other parents, you may learn about an intervention that has helped someone else with a profile similar to your child’s. These therapies are sometimes quite expensive, and many are not covered by insurance. How do you decide what to do? The...
